Live Webinar – January 18th, 2011 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Presented by: The Cutter Consortium

Cutter believes that there is no single right solution for all enterprises, or all departments within one enterprise, or even all projects within a department. The complexity of the business-technology issues confronting corporations today demands multiple detailed perspectives from which a company can view its opportunities and risks in order to make the right strategic and tactical decisions. The simplistic pronouncements other analyst firms make do not take into account the unique situation of each organization.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope

• 5.1 Collect Requirements
• 5.4 Verify Scope
• 5.5 Control Scope

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Join Scott Stribny (LinkedIn) to learn about developing the right requirements to ensure project success.

Speaker: Scott Stribrny is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium’s Business Technology Strategies practice , with 28 years of diverse experience and a leading figure in the world of process improvement. He is currently advising on techniques for effective product requirement specification and risk management. Mr. Stribrny advises companies on how to adapt modern software development techniques to fit specific projects and how to effectively transfer new technologies to the system developers within the organization. Read Scott writings on the Cutter Blog.

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Online Webinar – Offered by ProjectTimes.com
(Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 2 Hours 2 Category A PDU/CDUs – Free PDUs

Description Of The Course:

This webinar will provide Business Analysts and Project Managers with essential techniques and specific guidelines for gathering and defining the right kind of requirements needed for inclusion in an RFP for the selection of a vendor for application software.

In order for Business Analysts and Project Managers to perform effective and efficient vendor evaluation, the business requirements need to be appropriately defined and structured.

If you have struggled with strategies for commercial-off-the-shelf software acquisition, what level of detail is needed in an RFP, when and how to involve the vendors, what research is required, and what templates to use, then spend two hours with us to help you set the right path for success with your next COTS project.

Get answers to these questions:

• How are the methods for defining requirements for a software product different than for custom developed solution?
• How is the documentation of business requirements different when they’re being written for vendor selection?
• How much detail is needed for an RFP?
• How do I know what to exclude and include?
• How do we accommodate changing requirements?
• When do we hold vendor demonstrations?

Learning Objectives For The Course:

• How to understand the unique aspects of a defining requirement for COTS vs. custom developed software
• Learn the specific strategies for collecting the requirements to be included in an RFP
• Understand the essential types of requirements, sufficient level of detail, and best format for requirements to be included in a Software RFP

Included in the course:

• Access to the Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides
• RFP Outline Template
• Vendor Scorecard Template
• Vendor Scorecard Template

Click to register for 7 Secrets to Defining Requirements for Package Software Selection: Preparing an RFP for Application Software

Live Webinar January 5, 12:00 – 12:30 pm EST
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Many BA’s avoid getting Project Management training, because they are concerned that they will then be forced to move into that role.

BAs and PMs have parallel professions, but they also have many overlaps. This look at the first knowledge area in the BABOK will show you how important planning and estimating skills are for a BA.

This presentation will be 30 minutes long with a live question and answer session afterwards.

Subject Matter Expert: Rick Clare, PMP®, CBAP®, OCP
Rick Clare (LinkedIn profile) is the Business Analysis Practice Director and a Senior Instructor for PMCentersUSA, with over 15 years experience in the Systems/Business Analyst field and over 18 years of experience as a technical lead/trainer. Rick’s career experience has been as a Senior Oracle Database Developer, performing analysis, design, development and documentation on numerous database systems using Oracle and its complete set of development tools.

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Online Webinar – Presented by: Conscires Agile Practices
Duration: 46 Min 0.75 Category C FREE – Free PDU

There is some echo at the beginning of this recording but a few moments into the session this is resolved (You can advance to the 58 second mark and begin the presentation there.)

User Stories are designed to keep teams focused on customer needs. They serve as the driving force behind delivering valuable, high quality features, fast.

In this interactive webinar, learn the nuts and bolts of writing, sizing, breaking down, prioritizing, tasking and accepting user stories.

Topics Covered:

• What is a User Story?
• How to write effective user stories
• Relative Estimation
• Story Point Estimation
• Activity on Relative Estimation

Presenter: Bachan Anand (LinkedIn profile) is an Agile Coach and the founder of Conscires Agile Practices. He brings the vision to support others building successful organizations through the empowerment of people and lightweight processes

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 6 – Time

• 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources
• 6.4 Estimate Activity Duration
• 6.5 Develop Schedule

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to view Effective User Stories & Relative Estimation

Online Webinar – International Project Management Day 2011
Presented by: Geoff Senson ITIL® V3 Expert, ITIL® V2 Service Manager
This session Duration 35 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU Category A
IPM Day 2011 Sponsored by: IIL and Partners (Rep# 1003)

The On-Demand Viewing Period Has Begun!
The free viewing period extends through:
5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 3, 2012.

Business alignment is a well-worn phrase in IT, but how often does is it deliver?

ITIL allows IT to identify …..

1. WHAT the service is meant to deliver, and ….
2. HOW it needs to be delivered.

In this presentation, Geoff Senson (LinkedIn profile) explores how the latest edition of ITIL (released in August 2011) builds upon its best practice foundation to incorporate stronger business relationship management and stronger ties to other disciplines such as Project Management – leading to improved business alignment!

Attend the virtual conference organized by IIL and its partners for International Project Management Day.

To Register the PDUs with PMI® ENSURE YOU RECORD the date you began viewing the webinars. You will need the start date & end date of your attendance to these presentations.

It is also a good idea to keep information on the dates that you watched each of the different presentations in your PMI® audit folder. For more information see our article on Building a PDU Plan – Running your re-certification as a documented process.

Registration for IIL’s Virtual Event gives you a chance to explore IIL’s virtual conference center, visit sponsor booths, view presentations and download collateral. Enjoy 21 different speakers’ programs and earn up to 12 free Category A PDUs for your participation until Feb 3rd 2011. For more information see our full article about the conference. The DVD of the conference is also available for sale for $375.00 USD.

Note: In order to view the webinars you must register with an account. Sign in on the left hand side or if you need to register with an account the Event Registration Link is located at the bottom of the middle column after the descriptive copy.

Click to enter the IPM Day 2011 site to view ITIL® and the Business What the 2011 Edition Brings to the Table . Once you have signed in Choose the “Video Presentations” sign then Click on the word Presentations on the left hand side. You will now be able to choose your presentation.

To purchase your copy of the DVD send an email to learning@iil.com.

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Live Webinar December 12th, 2011 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

This webinar introduces the fundamentals of Agility 2.0 and how the supply chain can benefit from their implementation. Included in the discussion are lessons from well known thought leaders and an example of how one company has taken the concepts and developed an advanced process to find previously hidden opportunities.

Come and hear Roger Nagel (LinkedIn profile), the team leader of the group that developed the original ideas and concepts for agile manufacturing and global agility strategies and who is also recognized as the father of the virtual corporation.

Roger’s insights, examples and vision will give you a better understanding of what the future holds. Joe Wisdo (LinkedIn profile) from Computer Aid, will join Roger and discuss how Advanced Supply Chain Insight can unlock previously hidden value within the chain and it’s ability to accurately predict future supply chain performance.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the “set the dropdown box” to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

Click to register for Next Generation Agility: Leveraging Interactions in Logistics and Supply Chain to enhance Management Insights